⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 0:31 · BOS 53-44 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 2:47 · BOS 75-57 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mark Blount Flagrant Foul Type 2
Q2 10:41 · BOS 31-16 IND
- Flagrant
Eric Williams Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 3:15 · BOS 65-55 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:03 · BOS 36-34 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Ron Artest Technical Foul
Q2 10:41 · BOS 31-16 IND
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Technical Foul
Q2 3:00 · BOS 40-38 IND
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul
Q3 8:30 · BOS 53-46 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
